Maryland employers slashed 6,200 jobs in April, cutting short a string of gains, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday, as the state began feeling the pinch of federal budget sequestration and cutbacks in consumer spending.

More than one in four U.S. adults—roughly 65 million people—have an arrest or conviction that shows up in a routine criminal background check, and many employers are routinely, and illegally, discriminating against them when t hey apply for...

As soon as I heard my friend's voice, I could tell she was upset. Over the phone, she described an awful scene that had just happened at her workplace. Her new boss called a staff meeting and began to humiliate each sales person one by one, dishing out...

Summer retreats, casual dressing and summer time-off habits can be minefields if you make missteps.
Joanna Stiegler pondered what to wear to her company's beach party, finally settling on a sporty bikini that wouldn't reveal too much during the...

When Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" discovered her salary was a mere 7 percent of what the network was paying co-host Joe Scarborough, she thought it was only fair that she got a raise. But her overtures to network executives to get a raise...

Banking
Patrick Dunigan was hired as senior vice president and Kyle Feldman as vice president of First Southern Bank in Orlando.
Boards of Directors
Alex Martins, president of the Orlando Magic, was appointed chair of the Economic Development Commission board of directors. David Pace, president of New Broad Street Cos., who will serve as immediate past chairman; Lars Houmann, president of Florida Hospital, is vice chairman and Scott Faris, founder of Planar Energy Devices, was elected secretary-...

If you're rolling into work wearing ripped jeans, strapless tops, a hoodie and flip-flops, know this: Your colleagues disapprove.
The vast majority of American workers don't consider the Mark Zuckerburg fashion special to be appropriate attire for the office, according to a new report from staffing and recruiting agency Adecco USA.
More than seven in 10 employees surveyed said they frown on holey jeans, thong sandals and tops or dresses with no straps or backs. More than half said they look down on co-...

Maryland's unemployment rate in January fell to the lowest level in three years, reflecting an improving economy that spurred the state's employers to add 5,000 jobs during the month, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday.
The state's jobless rate dropped to 6.5 percent, nearly 2 percentage points lower than the 8.3 percent national average, preliminary figures for January indicate.
It is the fifth straight month that Maryland added jobs and saw an improving jobless rate. Hiring has been...

California’s unemployment rate ticked down to 11.9% in April after the state added 8,900 jobs, a relatively small number in a state still suffering from the Great Recession. View an interactive map. The job gains are disappointing in light of...

Performance reviews are commonplace in the workplace and they can be a big part of your career path, but a recent survey reveals that less than half of American workers find their feedback constructive.
The survey, conducted by Adecco Staffing North America, states that only 49 percent of workers feel their managers take performance reviews seriously and 24 percent believe their reviews aren't given on a regular enough basis.
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Here's your mendaciously Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- Apparently our bosses shouldn't expect the busiest of days from us. Productivity is said to be down as people roam the Net in search of Cyber Monday...